Joseph Zalocha: What is Critical Care Medicine?



Joseph Zalocha is a Critical Care physician working at Northside Hospital in the St. Petersburg, Florida area. After medical school and before he started his first residency, Dr. Zalocha was junior faculty for Ross University in Miami for a year. He taught third-year medical students how to take and pass their clinical exams. When he started his residency, it was in Internal Medicine at Orlando Regional Medical Center. After three years there and a few more stops along the way, Dr. Zalocha was eventually recruited to be the director of Critical Care at Northside Hospital. He was also recently “elected… to Medical Executive Committee (MEC) of Northside Hospital as treasure[r]/secretary,” where he maintains the medical staff fund.

Joseph Zalocha wanted to work in Critical Care because he wanted to be on the front lines of helping people recover from life-threatening conditions and diseases. Dr. Zalocha is in charge of diagnosing and managing life-threatening conditions that require complex organ support and invasive monitoring to save the patient’s life. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is not where anyone wants to be, but thanks to professionals like Dr. Zalocha, the treatment available in the ICU, which is usually not available in other parts of the hospital, saves lives regularly and prevents further complications. 

Joseph Zalocha has helped many patients get the treatment and monitoring they need to survive their difficult diagnosis. He has helped the other physicians in his unit care for patients and find out-of-the-box solutions for those suffering from life-threatening illnesses or conditions. 

Read more about Dr Joseph Zalocha: https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-joseph-zalocha-w8rjq

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